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I Believe… [The Popular Kids Were Assholes]

By Don Hall

…that, in a society that banks on fear, the most effective act of resistance is to refuse to be afraid.

…that based on what seems to be the standard definition of a Faceborg debate winner (the most knee-jerk, caustic asshole online who refuses anyone the last word) it is apparent that Donald Trump is the best debater in America.

…that anyone who thinks the victim of a crime should determine the sentence for the crime has never watched Judge Judy.

…that our adoration and covetousness for fame is absolutely no different than the quest to be popular in high school. And the popular kids in high school were mostly assholes.

…that there is a substantial difference between shining a light on someone’s abhorrent behavior and lighting that person on fire. One illuminates for information and transparency; the other obliterates out of petty vengeance.